TWI492143B - Method of inputting data entries of an object in one continuous stroke - Google Patents

Description

Method for inputting data for one object

The invention relates to a computer execution method for inputting data, in particular to a computer execution method for inputting data to an object on a portable electronic device with a touch screen.

With the increasing popularity of portable electronic devices, a variety of services such as personal information management (Personal Information Management), community tools, web search, and navigation applications have emerged. Due to the friendliness of the user interface and the user's acceptance of the consumer product, the developer has to pay great attention to the design of the service application on the portable device.

For portable devices, one of the key considerations is how to make it easy for users to enter their corresponding parameters for a service. A traditional method uses a complex menu for parameter input. The user must enter the corresponding option for each parameter through various user interfaces. Even the user has to link to another complex menu.

For example, if a user wants to add an event to a calendar service, it can be done through a list of options. The user must enter one of the options for the input of the theme, and the theme input is performed through a text input interface. The user must then enter another option to enter date information, and so on, until all parameters of the event have been entered.

Another method is to flatten the above-mentioned complex menu to generate a plurality of parameters. Enter the field number and present it in the form of a button, text input interface, or menu in each screen area. In a typical touch-touch user interface, the user selects a field that receives a set action by clicking on a screen area corresponding to a particular parameter input field. By this, the corresponding parameters can be input or set in the corresponding screen area. Similarly, the corresponding parameters can be corrected or updated in the corresponding screen area.

However, all of the above methods require the user to input with a large number of complicated click actions, which causes considerable inconvenience. Therefore, what the user needs is a more intuitive and efficient method to perform the input of service parameters.

In view of the above problems, the main object of the present invention is to provide a computer execution method for a service input parameter on a portable electronic device having a touch screen.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a preferred embodiment for performing a parameter input by using a continuous stroke as a service, the method comprising the steps of: providing an object for the service; and displaying a screen on the touch screen a plurality of menus corresponding to the object are sequentially displayed in a multi-order manner, wherein each of the plurality of menus includes a plurality of options for inputting parameters; the screen area on the touch screen Detecting that the touch signal forms one continuous stroke, wherein each option selected by the continuous stroke menu is the first selection option of the menu; and when the continuous stroke ends The parameters corresponding to the object are delivered according to the selected option.

In one embodiment, the item is also delivered with the selected option to complete the input of the parameters.

In an embodiment, in the same order menu, the continuous stroke can be used to select a plurality of options with a preset stroke indication. In addition, the previously selected option can also be changed by pointing the continuous stroke back to the previously touched menu.

In an embodiment, when the multi-level menu cannot be completely displayed in the screen range, an option for displaying an additional menu may be provided, and by selecting the continuous stroke, the input of the service parameter may be continued in the additional menu displayed. .

In order to further understand the features and technical contents of the present invention. The preferred embodiments are described below in order to explain the details of the present invention, and are illustrated by the accompanying drawings. The symbols mentioned in the description refer to the schema symbols.

The present invention is a computer-implemented method for inputting parameters for a service on a portable electronic device having a touch screen.

Please refer to Figure 1 for a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method according to the present invention. The method includes the following steps: Step 10: providing an object for a service; Step 11: displaying a plurality of menus corresponding to the object in a multi-stage manner; Step 12 : Detecting a continuous stroke to select an option; Step 13: When the continuous stroke ends, the parameters corresponding to the object are delivered according to the selected option.

The object in the foregoing step 10 is, in one embodiment, a text content. However, in other embodiments, the object can be a music file, a still picture, or a movie clip.

In the foregoing step 11, in an embodiment, the plurality of menus may be simultaneously displayed on one screen of the touch screen. In another embodiment, the plurality of menus are progressively displayed in sequence based on successive strokes across the screen range. The specific implementation method determines the display corresponding to the next-order menu by using each of the touched options in any one of the multi-level menus.

In the foregoing step 12, the last selected item in the menu touched by the continuous stroke is the selected option in the menu.

In the foregoing step 13, the object is also delivered along with the selected option to complete the input of the parameters.

Please refer to FIGS. 2A to 2F for an example to explain the flow of the above steps in detail. As shown in FIG. 2A, a text content object 210 is serviced for one line of calendar and is input by a soft keyboard 220. Continuing with reference to FIG. 2B, in one embodiment, the text content 210 is dragged to the soft keyboard 220 via a stroke action 240, which is then replaced by a service menu 230. Since the text content 210 corresponds to the calendar service, the action 240 points to the option 231 indicating the calendar service.

In another embodiment, the service menu 230 is displayed upon completion of the input of the text content 210. Thus, the continuous stroke can begin with the option 231 without requiring the action 240.

Next, in FIG. 2C, a menu 250 including two sub-menus is triggered, which is used to input date information corresponding to the calendar service. Through the action 241, the action 242, and the action 243, the date "June 14th" is selected. Furthermore, in FIG. 2D, a menu 260 including three sub-menus is triggered, which is used to input time information corresponding to the calendar service. Through action 244, action 245, and action 246, the time "6:45 am" is selected.

Referring to Figure 2E, a menu including a list of 270 continuation menus 260 is displayed for setting up participants for the calendar service. The aforementioned action 246 points to one of the names "Steven" in the list. If the continuous stroke is ended in action 246 at this time, the text content, the date and time of the setting, and the participant will be delivered as input parameters for the calendar service.

On the other hand, Figure 2F illustrates an embodiment to change the selected item before the end of the continuous stroke. By the action 247, action 248, and action 249 pointing back to the time setting menu, the original setting is cancelled and replaced by a new time "11:55 pm". Therefore, if the continuous stroke is completed by the operation 249 at this time, the text content, the date of the setting, the time of the update, and the set participants are all delivered as input parameters of the calendar service.

In some menus, such as the participant list, multiple selection functions are required. Referring to Figures 3A and 3B, the two embodiments are described separately to achieve the function of multiple selections.

In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3A, if "Steve", "Ray", and "Jason" are participants of the list to be added, the foregoing action 246 is followed by a preset action path 310, such as a circle. Apply to the option "Steve"; then, through action 311, the circle action 312 is applied to the option "Ray"; finally, through action 313, the circle action 314 is applied to the option "Jason". Note that if "Jason" is the last option to be added to the list, the circle action 314 can be omitted. This is because when leaving the menu 270, "Jason" is the last option to be touched, without having to go through the circle action 314, naturally becoming one of the selected items. By the above steps, if the continuous stroke ends with the action 313 or the circle action 314, the text content, the set date, time, and the three participants are all delivered as input parameters of the calendar service.

In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3B, following the action 246, a press 320 is applied to the option "Steve"; then, through the action 321, the press 322 is applied to the option "Ray"; finally, through Act 323, applying a press 324 to the option "Jason". Please note that if "Jason" is the last option to be added to the list, then pressing 324 can be omitted for the same reason as in the first embodiment, and will not be described again. By the above steps, if the continuous stroke ends with the action 323 or the press 324, the text content, the set date, time, and the three participants are all delivered as input parameters of the calendar service.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4A, if the plurality of menus cannot be on the screen For a complete display in the range, a "Next Page" option 420 can be provided in the last order menu 450 to display additional menus. The continuous stroke continues with the aforementioned action 246, and the action 410 touches the option 420, and when the option 420 is touched, the purpose of triggering the display of the additional menu is reached immediately.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 4B, two additional menus 460 and 470 are displayed above menu 450, with menu 460 being used to set the active time length and menu 470 being used to set the reminder ring type. With the bottom-up menu arrangement, the continuous strokes can be 411 and 412 to complete the relevant settings.

Referring to FIG. 4C, an embodiment may provide an "Abort" option 430 in the menu 450 to interrupt the parameter input action. The continuous stroke ends with the action 413 touching the option 430 to interrupt the parameter input action. At this time, the previously selected item is not delivered as the input parameter of the calendar service.

Please refer to FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B for explaining another implementation method of selecting items from the list. Here, a mail service is taken as an example.

As shown in FIG. 5A, an object corresponding to the mail service refers to a text content 510 input by a soft keyboard (not shown here). In one embodiment, textual content 510 is dragged to the soft keyboard via action 540 through a continuous stroke, which is replaced by service menu 230. Since the text content 510 is applied to the mail service, the continuous stroke is directed to the option 232 representing the mail service by action 541.

In another embodiment, the service menu 230 is displayed upon completion of the input of the text content 510. Thus, by directly selecting option 232, the continuous stroke can begin from option 232 without requiring action 540 and action 541.

Next, a menu 520 is triggered that includes two options for selecting a mail service type. The continuous stroke selects the service type "Hotmail" through action 542, and a menu 530 for setting the recipient list is displayed after the continuation menu 520. The menu 530 provides a list of uppercase letters for representing the first name of the person. As shown in Fig. 5A, the letter "J" is selected by the action 543, so the corresponding names such as "John", "Judy", and "Jason" are successively displayed. To select the name of the person whose name is surrogate after "L", the arrow option 531 can be selected through action 544. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5B, the list of uppercase letters after "L" is triggered. At this time, by selecting the letter "T" through the action 545, the corresponding person name is successively displayed.

In this example, the selected item can be changed as shown in the aforementioned FIG. 2F. A plurality of recipients may also be selected as shown in the foregoing FIGS. 3A and 3B. If there are multiple menus that cannot be displayed in the screen at the same time, you can display additional menus as shown in the above 4A and 4B. Further, as shown in the aforementioned FIG. 4C, the input operation of the service parameter may be interrupted.

Others such as newsletter services, Facebook services, or web search services can operate in the same way and will not be described here.

In addition, in order to make the selection interface more friendly, the two adjacent menu boundaries can be more clearly marked. For example, distinguish adjacent menus by a thick line, or distinguish adjacent menus by two different colors.

In summary, the input of service parameters in a continuous stroke not only makes the user interface more intuitive, but also improves the operational efficiency of parameter input.

While the present invention has been described above in terms of the preferred embodiments thereof, it is not intended to limit the invention, and the invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The patent protection scope of the invention is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached to the specification.

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1 is a flow chart showing main steps of a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIGS. 2A to 2F are diagrams for explaining in detail the main steps of the above preferred embodiment; FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams illustrating multiple selection by way of example The implementation of the function; 4A and 4B are an example to illustrate the implementation of the additional menu function; 4C is an example to illustrate the implementation of the interrupt service parameter input function; 5A and 5B are examples Explain another implementation method for selecting items from the list.

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Claims (19)

A method for inputting data to an object on a portable device having a touch screen, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing an object; and (b) displaying a screen area on the touch screen Displaying, in a multi-level manner, a plurality of menus corresponding to the object, wherein each of the plurality of menus includes a plurality of options for inputting data for the object, wherein the touch screen is detected by the touch screen Measure a continuous stroke to select an option displayed on each of the multi-level menus, wherein each selected option is based on one of the consecutive strokes; and (c) when the continuous stroke ends When the selected item on the multi-level menu is selected, the input data corresponding to the object is delivered. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the selected ones of the multi-level menus is used to determine a display of the corresponding lower order menu to input data. The method of claim 1, wherein the preset pattern moves from a first level to a second level of the next level, wherein the last touched option in the first level is selected Options. The method of claim 1, wherein the preset pattern refers to a circle on a selection option. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined pattern refers to pressing on one of the selection options. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected one of the options is deselected by re-touching the menu in the continuous stroke. The method of claim 1, wherein the step (a) further comprises the following sub-steps: (a1) dragging the object through a service menu, wherein each option in the service menu represents a service, wherein The last option selected in the service menu is the selected service. The method of claim 1, wherein the object is a text content. The method of claim 8, wherein the text content refers to a description of a line of service. The method of claim 8, wherein the text content is input by a soft keyboard displayed on the screen area before the start of the continuous stroke, and the soft keyboard is Replaced by multiple menus. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of menus correspond to a line of calendar services. The method of claim 11, wherein the first order menu includes an option to set date information for the object corresponding to the calendar service. The method of claim 12, wherein the second order menu of the first order menu includes an option to set time information for the object corresponding to the calendar service. The method of claim 13, wherein the continuation of the second order menu of the second order menu comprises an option to set a participant list for the object corresponding to the calendar service. The method of claim 1, wherein the step (c) further comprises: touching the last order before the end of the continuous stroke An option to display an additional menu to display the additional menu, wherein the additional menu is continued from the last order menu to replace the currently displayed menu other than the last order menu. The method of claim 1, wherein the step (c) further comprises: using an option to stop one of the last order menus to suspend before the end of the continuous stroke to suspend the data input. For example, the method described in claim 1 further includes a line system for distinguishing adjacent menus. The method of claim 17, wherein the boundary is a thick line to distinguish adjacent menus. The method of claim 17, wherein the boundary is two different colors to distinguish adjacent menus.